# NTSB NYC70DFJ15: Cessna 150, N57246, Elmira, NY, April 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1970
- Place: Elmira, NY · ELMIRA, NY
- Location: 42.0934° N, 76.8096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmira, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0934&lon=-76.8096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70DFJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DFJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1200   70/4/7    ELMIRA,NY           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N57246              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCHENECTADY,NY              SENECA FALLS,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- ACCIDENT OCCURRED APRX 60 MILES S OF PLANNED COURSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N57246 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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